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While it may seem that cold rain forms in eastern NC, it actually doesn't. It just happens to pass through there quite often. Perhaps something to do with a certain poster with the same name... [emoji16] Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Staying on Helton Creek up near Mouth of Wilson, VA. The owner of these rental cabins says the creek is as high as he has ever seen it in 19 years up here. We've seen multiple benches wash down the creek. Pulled up lots of things away from edge. Still rising. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Big snowballs in Hickory for about 5 minutes. Now, heavy sleet. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Awesome! The longer it can stay cold, the better.

Well, your numbers don't lie. It would be a big jump in viewership. My personal preference for local news in Charlotte is what I gave. I still stand by my statement of interesting weather. There's a lot more snow and ice to forecast out of Charlotte north and west than there is out of Raleigh (as many posters on this site will bemoan). It would be a big loss for our area if he left, but if WRAL would double his salary it might be difficult to refuse. I would have to imagine Panovich has had multiple offers from other stations over the past several years due to his savvy social media interaction, and yet he still resides in Charlotte. So, I hope that will still be the case for the foreseeable future. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Whoa-there! Why is Charlotte a bad gig? He gets to cover a variety of conditions from mountains to sandhills. It's a bigger media market than anything else in NC too. And, I definitely prefer his NBC affiliate over the ABC affiliate. CBS is about equal to NBC in Charlotte, IMO. Brad P doesn't need to go anywhere. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

You say potato, ... I was just quoting what the station said: “We have a difficult announcement to share with you tonight, involving a longtime member of our WRAL family. We need to let you know that chief meteorologist Greg Fishel is no longer with the company due to a personnel matter. Greg has asked that we share a written statement with you and you can find that in its entirety on wral.com.” So, who knows what the true story is and even what the difference really is between personnel and personal matter?

"Personnel issues" Hmmmm....

3K NAM high resolution forecast. Looks like 0.15 at the most. I'm not sure that qualifies for Winter Storm Watches, but the accretion should happen rather easily tonight due to the conditions you mentioned, Falls.

Both, 12Z RGEM and 3KNAM both show freezing rain breaking out around midnight and lasting through 16Z in the immediate lee of the Apps.

The CMC has light precipitation for the January 27-28, but then follows it with a great storm on January 30.

Wow. The 12Z RGEM shows 10 hours of freezing precipitation (freezing rain to sleet back to freezing rain) for Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, and it's still going at the end of its run:

11:41 it goes total. 12:15ish is best red. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Yes, FV3 has back to back storms on Jan 28 and then Jan 31. Beautiful! Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

There's a whole lot of whining and complaining in the pattern thread. It would be great if you guys can take it over here to banter rather than cluttering up the actual discussion and weather talk. This is the perfect place to talk about your winter preferences and hobbies and when you're putting out your preemergent and when you're going fishing and playing golf and whether you like dry and cold weather or warm and wet weather or any other combination and whatever short phrases you want to post as your reaction to a map and whether you identify with Lucy or Charlie Brown... Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Thanks for your post. I didn't read the 850 mb temp portion originally on QC's map, and was like... . Mind you, it's still crazy cold to have 850s that cold, but still not the same as reading -30 as my surface temp.

Snowing/sleeting in Hickory!

This is robust! Hoping a snow shower or two will break containment and spill over here. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

On the 18Z run of the FV3, the 540 line is south of VA from hour 174 to the end of the run. Wow. Lots of cold, with wintry weather chances to boot!

I would try somewhere north and/or west of RDU. Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Burlington, Roxboro, etc.

Lawrence is a true freshman, not sophomore. He looked ready for NFL last night. BTW, I'm no Clemson fan, but I do like Dabo. I admire his enthusiasm for the game and his unashamed proclamations of his faith in Christ. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

06Z GFS keeps all these same cities in the game and expands the impacrs to Greensboro, Burlington, Roxboro, etc. I'm liking our chances... Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Looked good for Asheville, Marion, Morganton, Hickory, Wilkesboro, Winston, and other points north and west. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Nice write-up from NWS GSP. They acknowledge the potential but remain cautious.

Since it's difficult to get negative snow totals, I suppose zero inches will always tie for the worst winter. [emoji16] Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk